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Standard Nomenclature for the Superantigens Expressed by<i>Staphylococcus</i>

Gérard Lina, Gregory A. Bohach, Sean P. Nair, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Evelyne Jouvin‐Marche, Roy A. Mariuzza

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2004 · 299 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The International Nomenclature Committee for Staphylococcal Superantigens proposes an international procedure for the designation of newly described superantigens and putative superantigens, a procedure that will be compatible with the new age of genomics.

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<i>egc</i> , A Highly Prevalent Operon of Enterotoxin Gene, Forms a Putative Nursery of Superantigens in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Sophie Jarraud, Marie Alix Peyrat, Anne Tristan et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2001 · 495 citations · Full text

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Characterization of a Putative Pathogenicity Island from Bovine <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Encoding Multiple Superantigens

J. Ross Fitzgerald, Steven R. Monday, Timothy J. Foster et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2001 · 277 citations · Full text

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Biochemical and Biological Properties of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin K

Paul M. Orwin, Donald Y.M. Leung, Heather L. Donahue et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2001 · 212 citations · Full text

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Identification of a Novel Gene Cluster Encoding Staphylococcal Exotoxin-Like Proteins: Characterization of the Prototypic Gene and Its Protein Product, SET1

Rachel Williams, John M. Ward, Brian E. Henderson et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2000 · 132 citations

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Genome Diversification in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> : Molecular Evolution of a Highly Variable Chromosomal Region Encoding the Staphylococcal Exotoxin-Like Family of Proteins

J. Ross Fitzgerald, Sean D. Reid, Eeva Ruotsalainen et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2003 · 127 citations · Full text

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